Lee Berger - New discoveries in human origins | Porto | GLEX ignition 2024

"Exploration isn't just about going where no one has gone before—it's also about being the first to understand the past" Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger revealed details about the fascinating discovery in South Africa of remains belonging to a previously unknown species of pre-humans, dating back over two million years. Numerous traces of this species were found in an underground chamber in Dinaledi, leading to the conclusion that it served as a burial site—a ritual previously thought to be exclusively human. Subsequent evidence of stone tools and even the use of fire were also discovered, indicating a species the size of a chimpanzee that predates the Neanderthals. #GLEX #GLEXIgnition #gelxsummit #exploration